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Volleys – The High Forehand

September 2, 2010 By Brent 3 Comments

I got a chance to spend some on court time with my coach Michael Wayman the other day and ask him about his thoughts on the high forehand volley.

Clearly, this is one of the tough shots we experience, especially in doubles.


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The Forehand & Backhand Volleys
How To Consistently Force Your Opponents To Have To Hit Back Up To You
(and then let the smiling begin…!)

This is a full blown 70 minute DVD & Downloadable lesson that will help you understand the simple but vital stroke fundamentals of the forehand & backhand volleys.

We’re working on everything…

  • Standard in-play volleys when you’re already up at net in singles and doubles
    • The pure 7 vital fundamentals that you’ve absolutely got to have to create lousy geometry for your opponents
  • Transitional volleys as you approach from the baseline so you can take advantage when you have your opponent out of position
  • High volleys
  • Low volleys
  • Volleys hit directly at you
  • Strategies for both singles and doubles
  • and so much more…

Stay tuned for the release date which is expected to be during the week of September 6, 2010

What’s your biggest challenge when you have to play a volley?  Let me/us know below by leaving your feedback in the Comments area – thanks…

Brent

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Volleys – Never Miss Another Easy Put Away

September 1, 2010 By Brent 10 Comments

I had a nice on court chat with Michael Wayman today.

Michael is a good friend, my tennis coach, and Men’s Head Coach at St. Mary’s College here in Moraga, CA.

We talked about how easy it is to screw up that easy sitter volley, especially when the entire court is wide open.

Here’s what Michael had to say to help us never miss another one of those opportunities again…


Download Video or MP3

- New Lesson Announcement -

The Forehand & Backhand Volleys
How To Consistently Force Your Opponents To Have To Hit Back Up To You
(and then let the smiling begin…!)

This is a full blown 70 minute DVD & Downloadable lesson that will help you understand the simple but vital stroke fundamentals of the forehand & backhand volleys.

We’re working on everything…

  • Standard in-play volleys when you’re already up at net in singles and doubles
    • The pure 7 vital fundamentals that you’ve absolutely got to have to create lousy geometry for your opponents
  • Transitional volleys as you approach from the baseline so you can take advantage when you have your opponent out of position
  • High volleys
  • Low volleys
  • Volleys hit directly at you
  • Strategies for both singles and doubles
  • and so much more…

Stay tuned for the release date which is expected to be during the week of September 6, 2010

What’s your biggest challenge when you have to play a volley?  Let me/us know below by leaving your feedback in the Comments area – thanks…

Brent

Brent’s DVD & Downloadable Tennis Lessons – Click Here

Filed Under: Tennis Pro - Michael Wayman, Tennis Tip, Tennis Tip - Volleys

Michael Wayman Interview – Play Better in League/Tournament Matches Mindset – Part 1

June 8, 2009 By Brent Leave a Comment

My good friend and men’s coach at St. Mary’s College out here in northern California, Michael Wayman, and my coach for the past year or so, was kind enough to spend some time on the phone with me this morning.




You may have not heard of Michael, an outrageously good player at 55, but he knows the game of tennis as well as anyone I know.

Michael was an All-American at USC – University of Southern California (that’s right, we won’t hold that against him fellow Cal Bear fans, right…?) and he played on the men’s pro tour for 8 years.

During his playing career, Michael had singles wins over then world #5 Gene Mayer; Ille Nastase; Guillermo Vilas; and doubles wins over John McEnroe and Stan Smith.

This guy has been there, done that, and to me is a vast wealth of knowledge…

And Michael is one of those rare former top world players who has been able to articulate the game to “the rest of us” in terms that we not only can understand, but in terms that actually helps us improve our games.

And believe me, that’s not as easy as it might seem.

OK, enough of an intro for Michael and let’s get down to the 3 questions I asked Michael to discuss this morning.

Lots of players are frustrated about:
  • Being a good practice match player but play nowhere near that level in either a league or tournament match when it counts.
  • In a league or tournament match against an equal or lesser rated player, we win the first set, get up a break in the 2nd, and can’t close it out. 
  • In a league or tournament match against a higher rated player, we win the first set and can’t close it out.  
  • For the above questions I asked Michael to help us define what’s the problem, what’s the solution, and how does one practice the solution?

The interview is about 37 minutes in duration.  

MP3: You can also download the mp3 file by right clicking here and then choose “Save Target As”.

TRANSCRIPT:  You can also download the transcription PDF file by clicking here.
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Just imagine this…

So far, you’ve played this match with confidence, and after winning the first set 7-5, you’re now ahead serving at 4-2 in the 2nd set…

In the past however, you consciously sensed that the finish line was close. 

In those prior matches, you used to want the victory so badly that you almost hoped your opponent would simply just lay down and give you the rest of the match.

But instead, your opponent felt relaxed with nothing to lose, starts to play that way, and the next thing you know, they’d be serving at 6-5, and all too often you’d lose that 2nd set and eventually the 3rd set as well.

But those days are gone, a thing of the past, and instead, at 4-2 in the 2nd set, you coolly take your time, don’t consider the outcome of winning or choking the match, and simply and easily keep your mind on each individual upcoming point, hold serve at love, and then break your opponent’s serve to close out the match with a victory 7-5, 6-2.

You can make this happen…

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This lesson is a 59 page no nonsense easy to follow PDF guide that will help you develop a solid confidence when you play practice, league, and tournament matches in both singles and doubles.

Stop losing those matches when you’ve won the 1st set and are up in the 2nd set only to find another way to lose in the 3rd set.

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“The Must-Have Mental Skills for Competing, Practicing, & Improving”

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